Sink for kitchen cabinets



s. W. BRACK slNK FOR KITCHEN CABINBTS Filed April 29. 1922 Patented Aug. 14, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SINK FOB KITCHEN CABINETS.

Application led April 29, 1922. Serial No. 557,436.

T o all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, SUSANNAH W. BRACK, citizen of the United States,` residing at Wichita Falls, in the county of lVichita and State of Texas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Sinks for Kitchen Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a sink for kitchen cabinets, the sink formina fundamental part of the kitchen and eing certainly of' more importance than any other kitchen accessory, excepting possibly the cook stove. The sink forming the subject matter of the present invention has the full breadth of the cabinet into which it is and is considerably longer than an ordinary Sink.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification and illustrating one embodiment of the invention` corresponding parts in all the figures being indicated by the same reference numerals.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cabinet with the sink in position; and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the sink.

The sink is made practically like other sinks, that is to Say, wider at the top than at the bottom but of sufficient breadth to admit of shelves 11 and 12 above it without inconvenience to the front. lt rests upon ledges 14 and 15 underneath and is loosely housed by the surroundingl walls 16, 17, 18 and 19 of the cabinet and it has a fall towards the right. see Figure 2, which acts as a partial drain to the bottom 9 of the sink.

lt has partitioned oft' corners 20 within it at its lower or righbhand end. as seen in Figure 2 of the drawing. effected b v ridges Q1 pressed into the metal and these, ridges, about onc inch in height. bend around the outlet thereby permitting all the water to go direct into the outlet. leaving a dry table bcd as it were. that may be termed the primary sink or table. The corners 20 are valuable for soap. parings and the like.

The outlet 2Q may be made to empty into an ordinary drain pipe Q8 or into a pail or thc like.

The front side 23 of the sink 10 is flanged, as at Qi. to covcr the top edge of the wooden front wall 19. The back 25 is considerably higher and is preferably in one piece with the sink 10. The two ends 26 and 27 of the sink have their top edges flush with the end walls 16 and 18 respectively, providing uniform depth, as seen in the drawing.

The slanting front 19 admits of the right arm of the user to be rested thereupon, when desired, and permits the use of an adjustable stool 29 during a prolonged task; the open space 30 below the sink admits of the limbs extending the whole way under.

The sink has iron rods or braces 33 passing through its sides Q6 and 2T into the wooden wall 16 and middle partition 38 and built 'being secured thereto.` as at 35. 36. Thus they hold the two portions firmly together.

The wire shelf 37 forming a secondary top or table is supported by the rods or braces 33 and it not only acts as a drain and table but allows more space for sundry articles that may be slipped under it out of the way. Dishes when washed are stood around and piled upon and underneath it and the Whole quantity of Crockery can be fiushed with boiling water and its heat does most of the drying. Thus is effected three or four washings by handling each piece only one time` To the left of the sink 10 there is a table top 40. Its inner side edge covers the left end side 27 of the sink 10. Underneath this top 40 is a chest of drawers forming the support for one end of the sink 10.

The lower shelf 11 and the two upper shelves 12 and 39 may be slightly slatted. The safe 41 opens downwardly, sustained by chains 42.

Leaves 43 and 44 are hinged as at 46 and 47 at the ends of the cabinet and the right hand leaf 43 rests over the edge of the sink 10 shielding the. wooden edge of the wall 16 and the side 26 of the sink.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

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